It is with profound sadness that the Moro lslamic Liberation Front (MILF) shares tre passing of the
Malaysian Facilitator, His Excellency TENGKU DATO'AB GHAFAR TENGKU MOHAMED, in tre
moming of September 2,2A16 at his home in Kuala Lumpur. Our heartfelt sympathies go to his
family, friends and colleagues in the Malaysian Govemment. {nna Litlaht wa inia ttayhi
najioonl
Tengku Dato' Ab Ghafar officially assumed his role as the Malaysian Facilitator during the 21st
gund o! peace negotiations on April 27 lo 28,2011. However, it should be noted trat Tengku
Dato' Ab Ghafar was part of the delegation of Malaysian officials that visited he late MILF
Chairman SALAIUAT HASHllul (Allaho Yarhamoh) to discuss the resumption of the peace talks in
2001 after the "allout-waf between GPH brces and the MILF. Since fien, Tengku Dato' Ab
Ghafarwas knowledgeable on fie plight and political strrggle of the Bangsamom people.
While acting on behalf of Malaysian Govemment, as the Facilitator of fire peace talks, Tengku Dato'
Ab Ghafar provided a busted spaoe for he GPH and MILF peaoe panels to discuss and reach
agreemenb on the toughest issues conceming the Bangsamoro question. Exemplifing
professionalism of fte highest degree, wisdom, patience and compassion, he placed importance on
building trust and relationship as well as integrity of he peace process,
!-le {ways emphasized frrat intemational and frird partbs serve at the pleasum of tre GPH and tre
MILF and that decision making and ownership must remain with tre parties, He patienfly and
tirclessly worked u,ith hth peace panels as the negotiations led to the signing of ttre
Comprehensive Agreemenl on the Bangsamoro (CAB) on March n ,2014.After the ligning of the
agrcement, he continued to act as support for both parties to tackle issues
-during
tre
implementation of commitnenb and advised to find cleative solutions to tackle challenges.
Itis without any doubt trattre GPH and the MILF peace prccess would not have rcached this point
without the guldance, leadership and stedfast caphincy of Tengku Dato'Ab Ghafar, fuom the time
parties agreed on the Ten Decision Poinb on Apfil 24, nl1 and until the launching of Sre
implementation phase under he administatbn of President Rodrigo R. Duterte earlier last
monh. Whib we have lost a champion of tre Bangsamoru peace prcess, his wisdom, patiene
and acumen willbe remembered...
ALHAJ MURAD EBRAHIM
Chairman, MILF
Camp Darapanan, Sultan Kudarat, Bangsamoro
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